Real Community in a Digital Age

A FaithBytes Workbook on Communion & Solidarity

You have hundreds of connections and maybe a handful of friends. You can reach anyone on earth and still feel alone. You have seen online spaces become places of real support and places of real cruelty, sometimes the same space on the same day. You are not naive about this. This workbook does not treat you as if you were.

Strand: Communion & Solidarity; Real Connections
Grade band: Grades 9-12; Grades 9 through 12 (ages 14-18)

Five lessons · substrand alignment

A

Genuine or Performative?

Community & Belonging
B

Justice in the Machine

Justice & Access
C

Echo Chambers and Silenced Voices

Presence & Togetherness
D

Dialogue for the Common Good

The Common Good
E

Digital Witness

Service and Evangelization

Big questions

What is the difference between genuine community and performative belonging, and how do I tell them apart?
How do digital and AI systems promote or hinder justice and dignity, and what is my responsibility?
How can I practice dialogue across differences and witness to the Gospel in polarized digital spaces?

Preview

30 pages. Flip through the first pages before you download. The full PDF is free with an educator account.

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